Evolution of porosity in the saltwater-freshwater mixing zone of coastal carbonate aquifers: An alternative modelling approach

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 329, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 661-673

  Romanov, Douchko ^a   Dreybrodt, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcite dissolution; Coastal aquifer; Evolution of porosity; Mixing corrosion; Reactive transport; Saltwater freshwater mixing zone

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; POROSITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CALCITE DISSOLUTION; COASTAL AQUIFER; FRESHWATER; MIXING CORROSION; MIXING ZONE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SALTWATER;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; POROSITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COASTAL AQUIFER; DISSOLUTION; NONLINEARITY; POROSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33748923487     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.03.030     Document Type: Article

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